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Avigdor Lieberman says Azerbaijan’s position in Karabakh conflict justified

6 April 2016 10:43 (UTC+04:00)
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Azerbaijan's position in the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is absolutely justified, former Israeli foreign minister and leader of "Israel Our Home" party Avigdor Lieberman said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

Lieberman said Azerbaijan acts with all responsibility and within the generally accepted norms, therefore, everyone who looks at the map and who is familiar with the history of the region understands that the country's stance corresponds to the facts of history, geography and demography.

He noted that the provocations taking place on the frontline are violation of all international laws, international agreements.

On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber weapons, mortars and grenade launchers. The armed clashes resulted in deaths and injuries among the Azerbaijani population.

Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to liberation of several strategic heights and settlements. Military operations were stopped on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on Apr. 5 at 12:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours) with the consent of the sides.

Lieberman expressed hope that Armenia will fully understand the seriousness of what is happening, and everyone will behave in a balanced and restraint manner within the framework of legal norms that were adopted Apr. 5.

"First of all, I hope that the international community, which in this case implies all members of the OSCE Minsk Group, will be objective and based on facts, not just on some narrow, one-sided interests and political benefits," said Lieberman.

He went on to add that an unambiguous, clear position of the international community can be a very significant factor in addressing this issue. The recent events have shown that delay in making a decision, an attempt to escape from the real facts and get away from the objective stance doesn't solve the problem in the end, but only makes it worse, he said.

"We certainly support the people of Azerbaijan," said Lieberman. "Azerbaijani leadership behaves in a balanced manner."

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